Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 March 2014
21. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created by IDA Ireland in each NUTS-II region in the last three years; the number lost in IDA Ireland-assisted businesses broken down on the same basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12228/14]
View answerIreland’s NUTS-II regions are defined as:
- Border, Midland and Western NUTS-II Region and
- Southern and Eastern NUTS-II Region
The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on the number of jobs gained and lost in the enterprise development agencies. The survey is conducted on an annual basis and aggregated at county level. Details of the number of jobs created, lost and net jobs change in each of the Nuts-II regions in the last three years are set out in the tabular statements. Table 1 outlines the IDA client employment gains for the years 2011 to 2013. The table shows that there have been significant gains in employment in both the BMW and the South & East Region over the past three years. Since 2010, IDA clients have employed over 42,000 new staff across Ireland. Similarly, Table 2 outlines the IDA client employment losses for the years 2011 to 2013. Employment losses in IDA clients have been falling over the past three years. While employment losses in the BMW were slightly higher in 2013 compared to 2012, the overall net employment growth has been strong in both the BMW and the South & East Region.
The 2014 Action Plan for jobs which was published recently aims to build on the success of the 2012 and 2013 Action Plans and has again set out a series of ambitious commitments by Government to support job creation and retention.
I am, of course, concerned at the lack of investment in certain regional locations. Under the Action Plan for Jobs 2014, IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland are working with my Department to develop a framework for a Regional Enterprise Strategy to better integrate the efforts of enterprise agencies and the other regional stakeholders in building enterprise based on sustainable competitive advantage of the region. This exercise will complement the in-depth analysis of our FDI strategy which is currently being undertaken by Forfás and which will take account of factors such as key trends emerging in FDI best practice internationally, Ireland’s strengths in attracting FDI and any changes to the EU’s State Aid Rules, which will come into effect on 1 July 2014. The results of these two exercises will form the basis of IDA Ireland’s strategy from 2015 onwards.
Table 1 shows Job Gains in IDA client companies by NUTS-II Region
|
NUTS-II |
2011 Gains |
2012 Gains |
2013 Gains |
|
BMW |
3,115 |
2,098 |
2,577 |
|
S&E |
11,052 |
12,851 |
10,790 |
|
Total |
14,167 |
14,949 |
13,367 |
Table 2 shows Job Losses in IDA client companies by NUTS-II Region
|
NUTS-II |
2011 Losses |
2012 Losses |
2013 Losses |
|
BMW |
914 |
941 |
1,210 |
|
S&E |
7,365 |
6,806 |
5,086 |
|
Total |
8,279 |
7,747 |
6,296 |
Table 3 shows Net Jobs Change by NUTS-II Region
|
NUTS-II |
2011 Net Change |
2012 Net Change |
2013 Net Change |
|
BMW |
2,201 |
1,157 |
1,367 |
|
S&E |
3,687 |
6,045 |
5,704 |
|
Total |
5,888 |
7,202 |
7,071 |
